Kastriot Frashëri
Kastriot or Kastrioti may refer to: *Kastriot or Kastrioti, an Albanian name for Obiliq, a town and municipality in central Kosovo *Kastriot, Albania or Kastrioti, a village and municipality in north-eastern Albania * Kastriot (name), an Albanian masculine given name *Kastrioti, an Albanian royal and noble family *Principality of Kastrioti The Principality of Kastrioti () was one of the Albanian principalities during the Late Middle Ages. It was formed by Pal Kastrioti who ruled it until 1407, after which his son, Gjon Kastrioti ruled until his death in 1437 and then ruled by th ...

Obiliq
Obiliq, ) or Obilić ( sr-cyr, Обилић, ), also referred to as Kastriot ( sq-definite, Kastrioti, ) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 21,549 people residing in Obiliq Municipality, with Kosovo Albanians constituting the majority of the population. Name Prior to the Balkan Wars, the settlement was known as ''Globoderica'' (). Following the conflict, the settlement was incorporated into Serbia and renamed ''Obilić'' as part of the efforts to reunite Serbian lands in the early twentieth century when inhabited places within Kosovo were named after heroes from Serbian epic poetry. "Globoderica je nekadašnje ime sela Obilić, zapadno od Prištine. Novo ime (Obilić) dobilo je tek роslije balkanskog rata (vid. Urošević, isto, 38). The placename ''Obilić'' refers to the Serbian national hero Miloš Obilić who killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo (1389). I ...
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Kastriot, Albania
Kastriot ( sq-definite, Kastrioti), also known as Vakuf ( ''Vakufi''), is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northeastern Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to .... At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the Dibër Municipality. The population at the 2011 census was 6,200.2011 census results

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Former municipalities in Dibër County
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Kastriot (name)
Kastriot is an Albanian male given name, which is derived from the Kastrioti family, a medieval Albanian noble family. The name may refer to: * Kastriot Dermaku (born 1992), Albanian footballer * Kastriot Hysi (born 1958), Albanian footballer *Kastriot Islami (born 1952), Albanian politician * Kastriot Kastrati (born 1993), Finnish footballer * Kastriot Medhi (1934–2018), Brazilian judoka *Kastriot Peqini Kastriot Sabri Peqini (born 19 February 1974) is a retired Albanian professional football who played for KF Elbasani in Albania and Birkirkara FC in Malta. He became the second youngest player to play for the Albania national team when he made ... (born 1974), Albanian footballer References {{Given name Albanian masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Kastrioti
The Kastrioti were an Albanian noble family, active in the 14th and 15th centuries as the rulers of the Principality of Kastrioti. At the beginning of the 15th century, the family controlled a territory in the Mat and Dibra regions. The most notable member was Gjergj Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, regarded today as an Albanian hero for leading the resistance against Mehmed the Conqueror's efforts to expand the Ottoman Empire into Albania. After Skanderbeg's death and the fall of the Principality in 1468, the Kastrioti family gave their allegiance to the Kingdom of Naples and were given control over the Duchy of San Pietro in Galatina and the County of Soleto, now in the Province of Lecce, Italy. Ferrante (died 1561), son of Gjon Kastrioti II, Duke of Galatina and Count of Soleto, is the direct ancestor of all male members of the Kastrioti family today. Today, the family consists of two Italian branches, one in Lecce and the other in Naples. The descendants of the House o ...
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